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**Educating the parents of the natural course of the condition
**Educating the parents of the natural course of the condition
***Most hernias resolve in the first few years of life
***Most hernias resolve in the first few years of life
*Surgery


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Secondary prevention of umbilical hernia include watchful waiting, educating the parents of the natural course of the condition, and surgery if the hernia becomes strangulated. Most hernias resolve in the first few years of life.

Secondary Prevention

  • Secondary prevention of umbilical hernia is as follows:[1][2]
    • Watchful waiting
    • Educating the parents of the natural course of the condition
      • Most hernias resolve in the first few years of life
  • Surgery

References

  1. "Hernia, Umbilical - PubMed - NCBI".
  2. "Hernia, Pediatric Umbilical - PubMed - NCBI".

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